Andy White rejoins dmg events

dmg events has announced the return of Andy White to the company as Senior Vice President for its Design & Hospitality division.

Andy White: “It’s an exciting time to return.”

The division, which includes flagship brands INDEX and The Hotel Show, two
of Dubai’s most established events, has seen geographic expansion in recent
years with geo-adapted shows being launched into Saudi Arabia, Qatar and
South Africa.

The division also includes the invite only HI Design Events, a series of
summits matching buyers and sellers from the hotel interior design sector
which take place in Asia, Europe, Middle East and the Americas.

“It’s an exciting time to return and I look forward to the new challenge of
leading an experienced and talented team” said Andy White, “With Expo 2020
kicking off next year and the rapid development of the tourism and
hospitality sectors in Saudi Arabia, we have a great opportunity to help
our clients capitalise on this by generating new business from a market
that promises rapid and sustained growth.”

Andy will bring more than 25 years’ experience organising B2B exhibitions
to his new role. He has been based in the Middle East since 2010 when he
first took on the role of Event Director for The Big 5, the Middle East’s
largest construction exhibition. Andy led the team that developed The Big 5
brand throughout the Middle East, Africa & Asia up until 2018. He then
went on to join Oman Expo as General Manager where he was responsible for
refocusing the business into a solely B2B operation with an increased
emphasis on content and visitor development. He returned to dmg events in
November 2019 to take up his new position.